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Gas stations in Multnomah County, OR
How Multnomah County, OR compares with other counties and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #692 of 2,358 scored counties
#15 of 29 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 204
- 171 chain locations (84%)
- Official establishments
- 140
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $760.8M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,175 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 56% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 795,391
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 204 gas stations in Multnomah County. 171 of them (84%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.8, 47% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $2,175 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Multnomah County spend about $760.8M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each station on map listings, 56% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 140 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Multnomah County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 2,499 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $26.1M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Multnomah County.
Population estimates put the population change in Multnomah County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Multnomah County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #692 of 2,358 scored counties and #15 of 29 scored counties in Oregon.
How Multnomah County compares
The same measures for Oregon and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all gasoline and other fuels by the gas stations counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Multnomah County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 8.6 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $3.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,499 | 1,801 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −1.7% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,175 | $2,653 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $88,766 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 140 → 1400.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,686
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $62.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 204171 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 319The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 10
- Amount
- $26.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Multnomah County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Multnomah County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 795,391−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 349,803
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 431 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,860
- Median household income
- $88,766+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $122,099
- Median home value
- $552,700
- Jobs located here
- 522,256
- Daytime population
- 927,649Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for gas stations, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Multnomah County marked.
Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Deschutes County, OR | 85 | 68 | 8.0 | $3.7M | +6.8% | #71 of 2,358 |
| 2Crook County, OR | 83 | 12 | 11.1 | $2.8M | +10.6% | #101 of 2,358 |
| 3Polk County, OR | 81 | 15 | 4.5 | $6.4M | +2.3% | #122 of 2,358 |
| 4Benton County, OR | 79 | 18 | 4.7 | $5.6M | +4.4% | #160 of 2,358 |
| 5Yamhill County, OR | 78 | 28 | 7.1 | $4.1M | +2.2% | #188 of 2,358 |
| 6Columbia County, OR | 78 | 22 | 10.5 | $3.1M | +2.6% | #192 of 2,358 |
| 7Linn County, OR | 78 | 50 | 9.9 | $3M | +3.0% | #193 of 2,358 |
| 8Washington County, OR | 73 | 124 | 5.3 | $5M | +1.8% | #311 of 2,358 |
| 9Clackamas County, OR | 73 | 133 | 8.1 | $3.5M | +0.9% | #317 of 2,358 |
| 10Marion County, OR | 72 | 111 | 8.7 | $3.1M | +2.7% | #339 of 2,358 |
| 15Multnomah County, OR | 61 | 204 | 5.8 | $3.7M | −2.6% | #692 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Multnomah County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Multnomah County, OR?
There are 204 gas stations on map listings in Multnomah County as of September 2026. 171 of them (84%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 140 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Multnomah County, OR spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $760.8M a year, or $2,175 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 204 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3.7M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 349,803 households in Multnomah County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Multnomah County, OR compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Multnomah County has 5.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3.7M, 56% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Multnomah County would have about 319, against 204 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,499 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Multnomah County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Multnomah County at 795,391 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 349,803 households. The median household income in Multnomah County is $88,766 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Multnomah County scores 61 for gas stations (upper middle), #692 of 2,358 scored counties.
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